Hi CaribooDid you try medit..it has tabs and is better for me and I can print from it...I just discovered I have this issue also..although I use mousepad by default often, I had not printed from it and just now realize I cannot..I looked in cups during a print and the job is not listing so maby the mousepad is not setup correctly..I noticed also that the menu item for print file in thunar does the same, or does not print files.. looking but nothing so far. can not find an rc or setup file for mousepad..it may be set to ghostprint or a different port and not sending the job to cups..I can only guess.

Cariboo are you getting a print dialog when you click print in mousepad? I notice on my test box with no printer that when I click print I get a print dialog box and also when I click print file in thunar but on my computer with the printer added I do not get the dialog. not sure if this is due to the adding of printer via cups or something else...curious

adding...I see that if I go to settings printers in xfce and switch from cups to bsd-lpd that the dialog then appears for xfprint..found mousepadrc for user but do not know what to add for cups printeing there..well.. I'm no help lol

..although I use mousepad by default often, I had not printed from it and just now realize I cannot....it may be set to ghostprint or a different port and not sending the job to cups..I can only guess.perhaps another reader can help us

Hello overthere...I hate to say that, but I'm glad that I'm not the only one having this issue Could you please, tell me how to take a screenshot, so that I can show you what window opens when I print from Abiword...(there I have to select the printer) Thank you

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Thank you, fuelinux, I noticed, since working with VL, I have to learn, and learn..I was spoiled in Ubuntu, you just go to Accessories and there you find "Take Screenshot"...you get so used to it that you hardly can imagine that is different when you get another Linux System... In your experience, which program would you recommend best running in VL: xwd---imagemagick---xv---fbgrab--?

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if you have not installed gimp you can use imagemagick to take a screenshot

in a terminal type: import -window root screenshot.png

you can add this to the menu to avoid the terminal window in the shot

I know abi pops up a dialog and that is not what I meant...but another xfprint dialog will pop up for mousepad if you are not useing cups and I wondered if it was connected to the issue.

I started a thread regarding this particular topic but it gets no reply...did you try medit?

perhaps printing from mousepad is not common in vector land..maby one should be thankfull abi prints.cheers

adding..I recommend you try medit as it prints and any files saved in mousepad can be open in medit and printed..it is a second or two slower to open but has more options and once you get use to the tabs you will find mousepad like win notepad which I replaced with metapad which had tabs etc..mousepad still has lots of functionality with out printing as it opens a little quicker for default actions.although I have this issue it went unnoticed until you mentioned it as I use medit by automatic preferance..is there a particular reason you prefer mousepad...some swear by win notepad also but metapad was and is superior and free. I have a strong suspicion mousepad is not going to be printing anytime soon...I say this as I did some googles and found that xubuntu and a couple other linux threads suggested that cups installed well and abi printed as did others but mousepad did not. perhaps the reason no responce is made to the post specific to this topic...just a thoughtcheers

..is there a particular reason you prefer mousepad...........just a thoughtcheers

Absolutely no particular reason for using mousepad...I just used it because it was offered at the toolbar...I look into you other suggestions now...Thank you for you help, suggestions and thoughts...GreetingsCariboo

BTW I saw your thread you opened for that case...no reply yet.....

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For screenshots I like to use import (part of ImageMagick). This is the command I use:import -quality 40 -pause 5 screenshot.jpg

-quality 40 is an acceptable quality level for JPG screenshots and a not-too-big file. You can set a lower or higher quality to meet your needs.

-pause 5 means there'll be a five-second pause between the time you start the import program and the appearance of a cursor that lets you select what area of the screen you want in your screenshot. To get the whole screen, drag the cursor over the whole screen. To get a particular window, click the screenshot cursor in that window--no dragging necessary. Again, you can set a pause that you prefer.

screenshot.jpg is the name of the file. You can make it whatever you want. Without a longer path, the screenshot.jpg will be in your home directory. You can capture to other formats, such as GIF and PNG.

I've added this command as a launcher on the XFce Panel. You could also add it to the desktop menu ("Start" menu) or make a desktop icon to start it.

You can find out a lot more information about the import command by doingman import

For screenshots I like to use import (part of ImageMagick). This is the command I use:import -quality 40 -pause 5 screenshot.jpg........You can find out a lot more information about the import command by doingman import

Thank you, GrannyGeek, your post came just to the right time.....I installed Gimp and used 'gimp-->File--->Acquire' to take screenshots which produces a file with extension *.xcf. I saw the thumbnail picture in my home directory but I couldn't open/view it. In all it is a bit awkward to handle anyway so, I highly appreciate your suggestions....The link gives me lots of homework.. ...I tried your command and wanted to attach the screenshot here, but it looks there are no attachments possible...or do I miss something?

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1) Is there a manual where I can learn how to a) Install/Add a printer:

vasmcc--->cups ===============>[SOLVED]

b) place icons on desktop gridless/free of grid. c) change the keyboard layout or switch between different layouts

2) I cannot dial/connect to the internet as normal user. Even when I create the account as normal user i get the message: "Plugin passwordfd.so loaded. Failed to open /dev/ttyS2: Permission denied". Is there a way around?

Launcher with command '/sbin/vsuper chestnut-dialer'====>[SOLVED]

3) When connected to the Internet, clicking -->Bookmarks -->Search Web -->Google, SeaMonkey does not get me to Google or other Websites (like Yahoo.ca). Although it connects to MozillaZine, Mozilla.org.

In connection with my R.O.C.. project I believe that VL is the best Linux Distro for this.The few things I accomplished so far with it, ...no other System (Ubuntu, Fluxbuntu, LinuxMint, MintFluxbox, CrunchBang, AsoluteLinux, Puppy) worked as good as VL.

4) Last issue I want to solve for this old machine is the sound system. I configured the Alsa via VASMCC and I already can see that XMMS is finding Track xx in my 'Music' folder or on a CD-ROM but I Can't hear anything. Is there a way to test if the sound card (identified as a CREATIVE PnP card) is functioning?

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You can't upload attachments to this forum. However, if you have anyplace on the Web where you can post files, you can load your screenshot there and include a link to it in a forum message.Glad to hear you've found import to be useful.--GrannyGeek

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Using the command'import -quality 40 -pause 5 screenshot.jpg'produced the screenshot I posted HEREI still have to figure out how I can get a screenshot of the whole screen and another of the window I work with.

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